• Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    A color laser printer costs $400+ where I live. That’s why people still but inkjet, Cause you can buy those for $50.

    To poorer people, that’s always the grind. You know you’re gonna pay more in the long run, but you can’t afford the initial investment in order to make those savings

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      8 months ago

      Laser printers are literally the same price most likely. In the us market (atleast) you can get them for $60 from Dell / etc. you don’t have to spend $200+ on a laser typically.

      Most people don’t need color. Monochrome lasers are dirt cheap.

      That is of course unless there’s some issue with availability wherever you are

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        8 months ago

        The cheapest Dell laser printer where I live is $200 and that’s a black and white, the color ones are $300 for the cheapest

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      9 months ago

      Color laser printers basically need a full printer assembly for each color, which drives up the cost. I believe there’s LED laser printers that can do everything in a single assembly so they’re typically cheaper

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      8 months ago

      When I was in college I just bought new printers on sale when I ran out of ink because it was cheaper than buying refills.

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      9 months ago

      I bought my color laser printer from the local university surplus store for $20…

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        9 months ago

        I can’t imagine anywhere I could buy a laser printer in my city for $20 unless it was from an old lady at a garage sale that is selling random shit. Can’t even buy a meal for $20 around here. University stores are also a place you go when you want to get gouged.

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          9 months ago

          University surplus is where they sell any and all items no longer needed by the school.

          Though, I have also had some really good luck on govdeals for some stuff

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            8 months ago

            There’s no such store in my city. They just sell all the surplus on marketplace at crazy prices. Just saw a used laser printer on there for like $300